Usually means: Abort approach or landing attempt.
Definitions Related words Phrases Mentions
We found 17 dictionaries that define the word wave off:

General (13 matching dictionaries)
  1. wave off: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. wave (someone) off, wave off: Merriam-Webster
  3. wave-off, wave off: Vocabulary.com
  4. wave off: Wiktionary
  5. wave-off: Infoplease Dictionary
  6. wave-off, wave off: Dictionary.com
  7. Wave off: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  8. wave-off, wave off: Rhymezone
  9. wave-off, wave off: FreeDictionary.org
  10. wave-off, wave off: Mnemonic Dictionary
  11. wave-off, wave off: TheFreeDictionary.com

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. wave-off: Encyclopedia

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. wave off: Idioms

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. the wave off: Urban Dictionary

Sports (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Wave off: Skydiving Glossary

Definitions from Wiktionary (wave off)

verb:  (transitive) To say goodbye to someone with a wave (hand gesture)
verb:  (basketball) Of a referee, to disallow a field goal with the aforementioned hand gesture.
verb:  (aviation, nautical, military) Of an aircraft carrier landing signal officer, to signal a pilot to go around.

Similar:

Opposite:

Types:

Phrases:

Adjectives:

Words similar to wave off

Usage examples for wave off

Idioms related to wave off

Wikipedia articles (New!)

Words that often appear near wave off

Rhymes of wave off

Invented words related to wave off

Similar:

Opposite:

Types:

Phrases:

Adjectives:



Writing poetry or lyrics? You can find related words that match a given meter.
This feature is permanently available from the "Related words" tab and from the Thesaurus.





Home   Reverse Dictionary / Thesaurus   Datamuse   Word games   Spruce   Feedback   Dark mode   Random word   Help


Color thesaurus

Use OneLook to find colors for words and words for colors

See an example

Literary notes

Use OneLook to learn how words are used by great writers

See an example

Word games

Try our innovative vocabulary games

Play Now

Read the latest OneLook newsletter issue: Threepeat Redux